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John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924, losing to Republican incumbent ...
Vor 6 Tagen · John W. Davis (born April 13, 1873, Clarksburg, W.Va., U.S.—died March 24, 1955, Charleston, S.C.) was a conservative Democratic politician who was his party’s unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United States in 1924.
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John W. Davis was a distinguished constitutional lawyer and former presidential candidate who defended segregation in the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. He argued that the equal protection clause did not require integration and that the states had made good faith efforts to equalize facilities.
John W. Davis (1873-1955) was a US lawyer who argued many constitutional cases before the Supreme Court and ran for president in 1924. He was also a US ambassador to Britain and a critic of the New Deal and school integration.
John William Davis (* 13. April 1873 in Clarksburg, West Virginia; † 24. März 1955 in Charleston, South Carolina) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, Diplomat und Jurist. International bekannt wurde er als Präsidentschaftskandidat der Demokratischen Partei bei den Wahlen des Jahres 1924 .
John W. Davis was a West Virginia lawyer and ambassador who ran for president in 1924 as the Democratic nominee. He lost to Republican Calvin Coolidge and wrote several books on constitutional law and history.
John W. Davis was a lawyer who argued against school segregation in the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1952. Learn about his role, the other plaintiffs, and the legal briefs in this timeline of the trial.
